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Where does “פֿערד” come from?

פֿערד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German phert, from Old High German pfarifrit, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

פֿערד (Yiddish): horse; fool, imbecile

Definitions

  1. horse; fool, imbecile

Ancestry of “פֿערד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanphert—
2Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
3Old High Germanparafred—
4Latinparaverēdus—
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6Latinverēdus—
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “פֿערד”

  • פֿערדיש
  • פֿערדל
  • פֿערדבין
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